Western Sun & General Advertiser, Volume 9, Number 19, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 April 1818 — Page 2

w as hint; to. March 11. Important Canal. Among the acta passed at the session of the Maryland Legislature was one which wc h ive just heard of, for incorporating a company to cut a Canal from the head ol Curtis's Creek to the (liver Severn and from thence to the Potomac bv this means to connect the titles ot Washington ami Baltimore by an inland navigation. The books of subscription for a stock not exceeding eight hundred thousand dollars, arc to be opened by Commissioners at D dtimorc, Washington Georgetown Nnnapolis, Bladensburg, k Upper Marlborough) on the first .-lay of May next; ol' which, i ir doubt, due notice will be given by the commissioners. The Maryland Republican, in publishing the act, makes the following pertinent remarks : " The importance of this undertaking) especially to Washington and Georgetown, is too obvious to be misunderstood. Instead of a circuitous, and frequently dangerous and difficult route, of near two hundred miles, these two important and flourishing cities will be con tiected by a convenient) sate, and commodious inl m l navigation) of not more than fortyor fifty miles at the very extent) through an extremely fertile wealthy, &c populous district of country. vl We cannot but look forward with considerable anxiety to the day, when tiiis line of canals will be extended from the Roanoke to the Sus jUehannah, thus Connecting the southern waters of Virginia with the most western parts of Pennsylvania 1"

Anecdote of Washington You seem sir, (said, governor Johnson, Of Maryland) to his friend) very fond of collecting anecdotes of general Washington : I 11 tell you one to which you may attach the most entire faith, for I have heard it a dozen times) and oiten from the lips of a very valuable man and magistrate of Conestoga, a Mr Conrad HofFmeyer. lust before the revolutionary war, said Mr. H. I took a trip for my h' al'h's takey to the Sweet Springs of Virginia, where I found a world of people collected some like me looking for health) others for pleasure. In consequence of the crowd, 1 was at first rather hard run for lodgings, but at ten jth .as lucky enough to get i matrass in the hut of a very honest baker of my acquaintance) who often visited r ;s x springs for the benefit of his oven. Being the only man of the trade on the turf) and Well skilled in the science of dough, he met with no small encourage irient and it w as really a matter of gratitude to see what heaps of English loaves, Indian pones French bricks, cakes and crackers, lay piled upon his tables every tnomtng. i often also amused myself in marking the various aira and manners of the different Waiters, in gay liveries and Smiling black faces came in every mom inr, rattling t icir sliver and tripping a Way wit i bread by the i isket A.oo ig these plump gay looking so,,s ana daughters ot At Vic ., 1 s.iw every now and then a poor laaarite, with sallow cheeks and hollow eyes, slowly creeping to the table) and at a nod from the baker, tagerly seize a fine loaf and bear it off without depositing a cent Surely tho't I to myself) this baker must be the best man, or the grc itest fool in the world ; Tmt fearing that this latter cap better fitted his pericranium) 1 one morning Could not help breaking my mind to him, for Crediting his bread to such unpromising dealers. a Stophel)" for that Was his name. 14 vou seem to sell a World of bread here every day, but not withstanding that 1 fear you don't yain tnuch by it." kv No squire, why what makes yon think soi" You credit too much. Stophel No; indeed Sir, not 1 1 I don't credit a penny1 Aye, how do vou make That out, StOphel ! don't I see these poor people Carrying away your bread and yet paying vou nothing for it !" Pshaw, no matter for that, a uirc, thell pay me ah in a lump at last." tot .' At last! On) ! at the lat t.lav, I suppose vou m-an, Stophel when ou have the con e ience to expect the i Sod Almighty will stand paymast r, k wipe off ali your old scores for you.1 4 Oh no! squire, we poof bakers can't five such lo ig credit: but I'll tell you how we manage the matter that good man. Col. H ahing ftm, is her" ; every season as soon as i e tomes, he calls and says to me, 8to y id, you seem to have a good deal of company) and among the rest 1 fear there art some who don't come here for pleasure) and yet vou konw they cannot do without eating; though pah ;nd sickly, they must have bt ad, but it will ne' r d r" make them p iy for it. They stem alrerdy low spirited enough) Ihnmgh sickness and poverty; their

taking from them wry c!ay what little money they pinch from their poor families at home. 1 will tell you what is to be done Stophel) you must tfive them a g iod hot loaf cery morning and charge it to mc; when I am going away l Come and pay for all." And believe me, squire) he has often at the end of tho s isofi paid me as much as ,bo ; and that too for poor creatures w ho did not know the hand that fed them for I had strict orders from him, not to mention a syllable of it to any body.

LIVERY STABLE. OH SfrOVD STRUCT) VINCEN NE8.

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froout eighteen miles above YincTnes, and 2 miles from Carlisle on the road leading from Inihville to Fort Hrrrison on which is an Apple orchard of i20 beating tr SS) and 7o acres under ctiitivation and 4 good Sugar camps on the above tract. ALSO A TRACT VOX I.IIXIXC, 300 ACRES, adjoining the above on which is a rnod house and out houses, 55 acres under cultivation all first rate land with Sugar Camps those who may wish to purchase will apply to Wm. Don jlas3 living at West LnioO) or otherwise ShakeivTown, who will shew the premises and make know n the terms of de. 1 ENJ PR ( E. Wm. DOUGLAS. February 13, M tf

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Pension Oftice. Dec. 28. THE following evidence will be re quired in all militia cases and in cases of the regular army, where the discharge and surgeon's certificate have been lost or destroyed or where they have never been originally granted, to enable the Secretary of War to grant pensions, viz. In cases where the regular discharge and the surgeon's certificate for disability cannot be had, the applicant for pension) whether he has been a soldier of the regular army, or a militiaman in the service of the United States, must pro duce the sworn certificate of his captain or other officer uhder whom he served, stating distinctly the time and place of his having been wounded, or otherwise disabled, and that the same wounds and disabilities arose while in the service of the United States, and in the line of his duty, with the affidavit of one or more surgeons or physicians, whether the army or citizens. accurately describing the wound, and stating the degree of disability to which the soldier may be enti tied under it ; these documents to be sworn to before a Judge of the United State's Court, or sorc state Judge or Justice of the Peace ; & if a state Judge or Justice of the peace then under the seal of the Clerk of the county in which such Judge or Justice may reside, and the name of the paymaster who last paid the soldier as belonging to the service of the United States, to be in every instance furnished bv the applicant, in Order to determine the date of the commence tnent of his pension. December 29. 10 Cm Printers of the Laws of the United States are requested to insert the above two months, and forward their accounts for payment to the War Department. STATE OE INDIANA KNOX COUNTY. WHEREAS Seneca Almy, ui ler sheriff and Goaler of the said county hath this day made oath before me a Justice of the Peace for the said county, that Joseph White, and Tho's. C. Shields, of tewere committee to the goal of the said county, the said White under sentence and judgment of the Circuit court ot the said county of Knox, and said Shields for want of security upon two indictments; did on the night of the 27th last, unknown to the deponent, forcibly break the said goal and make their t scape. These are therefore, in the name of the state to will and require you, to aid and assist the said Seneca Almy in searching for the said Joseph White & Tho's. C. Shields, and if the occasion be, to break, in the day time, any house, ware house or store house, to search for. seize and take the said Joseph White & Thomas C . Shields and commit their bodies to prison without bail or main prize, there to remain until from thence discharged by due course of law ; and for so doing this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under my hand and seal, at Vincennes, this 28th day of February!

JAMES C. SMtHL RESPECTFULLY inform-, his friends if the public generally, that lie has just ejected AN Blegaot Brick STABLE or the purpose of keeping Horses at Livery, lit- pledges. himself to pay the most strict attention to all Horses entrusted to his care : he lias a steady and attentive Ostler, Sc w ill at all time:, keep the best forage that can be procured He w ill also keep IK) 11 SI :s cS CiKiS for hire. 1 lis terms for keeping Horses, are as follow s JD. C. You Onf. Yeah, - - - - 120 00 Foe Owe Month - - - z 00 Fob ()k WbeE) - - - - 00 For 24 Hours, - - - - - 75 July It. 34 tf FIFTY DOLLARS REWARD. R AN -A WAY from the subscriber on Sunday the th inst. TWO XKGRO MEN who had been tiete ted in stealing. They had on and took with them nothing but their working clothes) consisting of homemade cloth. The mulatto icilo'.v j 1 M isprooably 5 feet 10 or 11 inches blrr, has a uown look, had countenance and his left eye very defective ; lias had sore )cv aid the tetter-worm on one of his nai.s, I thi ik his thumb j he is about 29 yeais Ol-., ; w oi e a lone; tail drab cloth coat, and is famed for his various acts of viilany. I lis companion J O II N is a I k f 'h w, not quite as taH as Jint but : her stouter made, is somewhat i able lor speaking with a weak s in ki'i,.' voice as ii iie had a slight cn,f!. will give 1 ' dolii's to any per son. black or whi e that w ill give n formation where these men may be taken) or bring them ! -.me if lurking about in this county ; urn 25 c'oiiars if taker, ftfty miles from ! oni and out ot t- e comity ; and the above reward if taken farther from home and all reaso able charges if s- i ured in jail so that i get then' ; or brought kome to ":e. -t is expected that thes f Hows i!l cross ever into Indiana and attcm v. make their way up the river to Cim innati, rTui from thence to the nort! a ird. The above fvi;ows are fond ol Iriuk, and v ill get intoxicated w .ten tin:, have an opportunity. WILLI M CHAMBERS. Neai T.oui i i-. Match 1 2 o e w-3t

r.v JOIIS EWINO, . 'he most Reduced Prices, fs L.MIC.K k (iENKH 1L ASSOH I'MENT CP V MKRCH WDIZK: Qj embracing, Grocet v and Liquors, Qtteensware, China) Glass, Sc ITardrar-; Domestic and Foreign DRV GOODS Of every description, SUCH AS Factory Cotton, Checks and GinghamSf Superfine ( loths, Kers- meres and Broad Cloth?, Cambrics Caliicoes DiniitieS) ffoslarjr, Stlk of different kinds, Point and Rose Blankets, Irish Linen, Flannels, c. also. Ladies and Gentlemen's Shoes, Boots, Silk Umbrellas, silver Framed Spectacles) Silver Tea Ware!) Fashionable Bonnets and elegant Trimmings) Men's and Women's Saddles and .Saddlery. Wool & Fur H.ifs U Hatters Trimmings Carpenters Coopers ti Saddlers Tools. Wire Sifters, Violins Flutes k Fi6 Looking Glasses) Drawing Knives) Knives and F n kv C irvers ic Butchers Spades, Aug W md Axes; Adzes Chains Steelyards, indow fila-s Sflaoothing) Hatters and Wat He Ip-ns Fire 1 enders ''rns and common Andirns, Shovel and Tongs. Hand Bellow .

Rrushcs of every description, I ishiii Tat hie, Pocket and Holster Pistols, Grid Irons, Frying Pans, Weaver's Reeds Log Wood, Pittsburgh Porter in Cu-ks and Bonier-, White I a ad ground in Oil and dry, Plough Iroi s. . VARIETY OF PATENT MEDICINES, British oa, u Bateman's Drops. Antibillioua Piiis, sr, ' Q Tn: ll 'arv. Castings, Iron and Nails, completely assorted) AX EXT&jYSIV e supply of School II olc8 Slates and Station aiy, It h a number of Select Books, Historia!) 1 1 j g ".1 pi i i c al , Religious end Miscellaoioos, Sufficient to form a ei useful cuntrr or neighbourhood Library. Steel Plate, Mill, Cross Cut aj-.d Wbia aw s, Spun Cotton C Cotton in the Bale, Shad Be Mat keral, Gold atch Seals k Eannga. HE aJS AN EXTEMSiVM ShlEcriOS 3F INDIAN GOODS. And a great variety of ska son able-, sunsTAMi i. U 1 'A mci articles not hero enumerated) suitable In; town and ccuntry. As an article of u::c and aubotjice he will mention a patent STEEL GRIST MILL, that would grind sufficient for ten fami. lies: it is now temporaril) fixed sad may be viewed by any persons who want ssjc a convenience in their neighbourhood. l'7J- E. U very much di fiomd to erll Cheap Good to punctual mi hut hc irishrs it to be understood In a uui v. 5 tffierton who have been long indebted to hi in , that if they do not cat! and fiau or give their notes for the amount due with nut further delay, hit own wants Kill phHge him, to adapt the su-e.diet mode to collect. Vincennes, Jan. 16, ? 7 tf

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JOH N McGIFFIN, "JT kspectfullt informs his friends feV and customers, that he has purChased out tne late run of J. Mc.Gifln & o. and just received in addition t tiie former stock, A General Assortment of Gocdg & Groceries consisting in r-.ur or SUPER 1 EYE CLOTHS do Cassuners do Caainets K (. Xi now a i White FlaotH i Fu niture Callico Cambi ic Ginghams La rentien and ; iorcuce Silk" La e iis and Shawls Si k Kndispensibles Siik, Worsted and Cotton IIo1-..

Suk Umberelias li...ck siik Handkerchiefs li mdanoe and Flag do

W .ter loinii SheeUn Domestic Shirtine

Plaids and ' hambraya Spun and Haw Cotton Green Coffee and Cnoco'atc Impel i d YoUDg Hvaoii and 1! so: Skin 5 1 i'-Ab Cogniac 11: andy Orleans and loaf Sugar Whiskey Wind or Sc;-.p Segars N. ' and Castings AI LU :)()ZE DRES9B0 CALF SKIXS. All of which h srill dispose of WImA sale or Retail nt r- jc u piic s foe c .si.. All rt.osc indebted to the late firm art; requested to call and s. ttie their accounts with J. Mcfiirtin. Vincennewi Marc'.'ZT, istfl ! I tf fou alT; ' 1 HE Lot nr south west quarter if JL section No. five in Toe o fi7 N of Range No. ten V. cut lining bt the n .ui ns of tiie Sur rot General 01 1 1 hundred and sixty acres of land, inferior to none ii; the state, and !yin within ono mUeof Meiom Any person aishine to purchase nill apply to the suescrib' r living in Vincennes, or at the r. of tbcv Western Su::. ( H AS. M K1U

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